GERMAN OUTBURST

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 27, 1 February 1921, Page 5

GERMAN OUTBURST

AT ALLIES" DEMANDS. SHOCK. OF DISAPPOINTMENT. AIIXSS LAY DOWK STRICT TERMS. (Bj Cat-Ja.—Press Association.—Copyright.) deceived 11.30 a.m.; BERLIN.. January 31. The news regarding the decisions of the Paris conference was received with an outburst on rhe part of the German Press and public. The German people had pinned their faith on friction arising between the French and the British representatives, and consequently the agreement which wib reached produced a most dramatic shock of disappointment. The evening papers in Berlin contained a choru.- of execrations. The Tagehiau" declares ""the members of the conference are inhabitants of a lunatic asylum,"' and tauntingly advises the Allies "to come and collect the booty, as Germany cannot pay." Other comments are equally bitter. The greatest resentment is shown at the drawnout terms fo- reparation. Financiers and economists refuse to consider the plan of reparations decided upon at the Boulop-ae conference as even remotely possicle, and are now questioning the validity of the decisions, claiming that the German Government is not being given the opportunity t.o be heard Vegardicg the reparations as provided by Articie 233 of the Treaty.— f"Times.*") FRENCH PRESS FURRING. (Received 11.30 a.m.) PARIS, Januaar 31. Tbe whole of the French Press is porr?ng with satisfaction, but it depends on 3&e seqned whether Tie conference will prove the turning point in Europe's fortunes. The ""Times" correspondent etotes thai at the end oi the conference the delegates enthusiastically sang each other's National Anthems. Another report states that they sang them simultaneously. The truth of this is considered doubtful, as the finale would be too a.* ful to contemplate. By the middle af March we may know whether the sudden orgy of good work and self-con-gr-atiiiatioiLs will be followed by repentance, sayg the "Times.* , After the conference to be held in London on February 21 the German delegates will attend a further conference on the 2Sth to signify whether they assent to the decisions that have just been arrived at in Paris. (•-Times.") M. Poincare. formerly President of the French Republic, writing in the "Uatin," points out that the German industries are flourishing, and the Allies are justified in taxing her future prosperity. Already German pamphlets have been published demanding the neutrality of Alsace- and Lorraine, which is the first step towards annexation, and this proves the rebirth of German Imperialism and the Jesire to regain their pre-war power. M. Viviani, formerly Prime Minister of Prance, writes in the "'Petit Journal": "Germany will pay if the Allies are etrongiy united in their desire that she should pay. If Germany does not comprehend the justice of the demands, then force remains the only alternative."— ,{A_ and X.Z. Gable.) TO * TtTT.TT a TT! ATTSTWT* at.t.tes RENOUNCE CLAIMS. (Received 11 a.ns.) PARIS. January 31. The scheme proposed by It. Loucher, the French Minister of Finance, for getting over the financial difficulty in which Austria finds herself, is to transfer the fiTreiTvial and economic administration of Austria to a syndicate with a capital of 800,000,000 franca The Allies, with a ■ifiw oi encouraging the formation 'of such a syndicate, renounced their claims ■gainst Austria, and will strive to facilitate the task of the economic conferences at Vienna, which are intended to enable Austria to resume her regular commerce with her neighbours. The 'Allies are demanding a reduction in the number of official staffs in Austria, and ia also insisting upon other reforms. — ±A. and N.Z. Cable.). AMERICA'S BUX. CEeceived 11.30 a.m.) WASHEsGTOK, January 31. Senator King introduced a measure in the Senate providing that property belonging to enemy aliens that had been seized during the" war, should now be returned to the owners. Strong opposition developed to the measure. It was pointed out that American claims against Germany totalled nearly a billion dollars, and the enemy property seized in the United States was approximately 800.000,000 dollars, which represented the only way by which those claims could be paid.—(A. and ~SZ. Cable.) RUMOURED I.OAN TROM U.S. (Eeceived 11.30 a_m.) >~EW YORK, January 31. The New York "World" states that ■fter peace between the United States and the Central European Powers has been declared, plans for the flotation of a great German loan in the United States will be announced. German representatives have been sounding American bankers in various financial centres and found encouragement. It i≤ pointed out that Germany is in a very advantageous position to "float a loan since she has no external debt other than the reparations to their late enemies.— (A. and N.Z.)